erwartenden

Erwartenden is the present participle (Partizip I) of the German verb erwarten, meaning to expect or anticipate. As a participle, it is used as an adjectival modifier to describe nouns that are in a state of anticipation and can function in attributive position in various cases and numbers.

In attributive use, expected forms follow standard German adjective declension. Examples include die erwarteten Ergebnisse (the expected results), die erwartenden Teilnehmer (the expecting participants), and ein erwartendes Ergebnis (an expected result). In the plural with a definite article, the form remains erwartenden: die erwarteten oder die erwartenden Ergebnisse.

When capitalized as a noun, Erwartenden refers to people who are expectant or awaiting something; it is a noun derived from the participle. For example: Unter den Erwartenden befanden sich mehrere Fachleute. The noun form is used mainly in formal or legal contexts, and appears less frequently in everyday language than the attributive participle.

Usage notes: The present participle "erwartend" also exists and can be used in some contexts, but the form "erwartenden" is the attributive plural or certain feminine forms of the participle. The base verb means to expect, and related terms include Erwartung (expectation) and erwartungsvoll (full of expectation).

Etymology: formed from er- (prefix) and warten (to wait; to expect), with the participial suffix -end, characteristic of Partizip I constructions in German.